St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1887-01-29

smoke-housc. and springing over tn,
icnce ran toward the barn.
"Where is that fellow, Sallie?' dc
manded the old father sternly. enter
ing the room and finding no one: "Li,
he harm you. or bother any thing?'
anxiously.
''Hc did not. nor would he hav,
troubled any one else. had they no
been quite so frcsh." she answered
"And." CHANGING to glance out into
the barnyard. there he is now throw
ing out your corn for you." ending with
merry laugh.
Sure enough. Mr.. Tramp had thrown
of his coat and was scooping out corr
for all that was in him!
'What fellow" commented tho old
farmer, As after a few r re particulars
from the girl. he went out to him.
.'See here. friend what are YOU uu
to-" he demanded rather brusquely.
up to throwing out this load of corn
to paw for my dinner Just now, after.
wards. if you don't take fancy to me
and hire me. I'll be up the road fast as
my legs will carry me-"
$50 you'd like to work. eh"'
quizzicaily.
mo. decidedly not: what tramp ever
did? Still for the speech of people as
we'll as to set good example for the
r sing generation. expect I'll have to.
No personal consideration otherwise
would begin to tempt me-"
"Well," decided the farmer as
the fellow finished his task. ..yOu seem
to be pretty fair fellow. and as I am
in need of hand just now. l believe
will give you trial. Lot me see how
we'll you understand choring this even
ing. AMI tomorrow M 1rning I'll give
You trial at shucking corn"
When 1.-THE boys" came in that night
they had deal Of sport over the ..old
mans new hand" and carried sister
Sallie particularly '.high" over her
tramp. as slley at once dubbed him.
But the next morning in the field.
when. after tagging behind with his
team for some time. and bearing their
mischievOus jibes in silence. he at
length began to gain on them; and at
noon drove out ahead of them with his
load full and all nicely shucked. their
was turned into admiration.
''Darndest fellow to shuck corn I
ever secn." announced the farmer that
evening. ''Does it so well. so much Of
it. and pears like SO easy. Can't one
OF the boys hold candle to him."
The outcome was that our tramp
found himself in a winters job. and
that too at good wages; while Sallie
had the tables rather turned on her mis-
chievous brothers. A smart. steady
fellow and moreover q good fellow"
The BOYS were not long in deciding.
When after few days he went to town
with the old farmer and came back
closely shaved and rugged out in good
lew suit Of clo.hes.-''not such bad
ooking fellow. either" black-eycd
Sallie was not long in deciding. Then
1 became soon known that he was
'eally of respectable family. had left
lis home. . foolish wayward. boy. and |
Ifter years of knocking about and
his way homeward. reduced
. he had appeared at farmer Elliott's
lOOr.
Just about the time of this discovery
he cows began to show unusual rest
essness at milking time, and Saliie had
o have hand to hold them while she
mixed. So this task was always to be
one early in the morning or late in the
veaing when the boys were either alb
ent or busy. What more natural than
hat the hand should have this to do,
nd very singularly. he seemed rather
D like the job. And moreover this
kn~ 4
he next spring. long after they had
come in" fresh. and were supposed 10
e on their best behavior-cows noted
itherto for their docility. The dude
ame over several evenings at milking
me and cndcavOred to soothe and
ersuade them into their oldcn good
but he only made matters
orse. And then it often took two to
unit up the eggs. to hang out the
othes and to pick the goose-berries
y canning. Then it always takes
70, neither more nor less. to go to
,urch with any thing at all like salts.
ction. And when. ITO cap the sheaf,"
le evening at meeting she gave the
,de the ''mitten" ''slap dab." and
alked home with her tramp. much to
e delight of the boys who had spite
the dude. people figuratively began
70 smell . mouse" And the mouse
'came goodly sized .'rat." About
lristmas, there was quite an impos-
g wedding at Farmer Elliott's. and ut
hich black-eycd Sallie and .her .
amp" plighted themselves '.for better
worse. through good or evil report"
T the rest of their natural days-I
estern Ploscmnn.